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Bending & 18" Wheels

Is this just a myth or do 18" wheels bend rather easy. I've always had 17" wheels and I've never bent one. However, I want to move up to some 18" wheel, some FN01R-C specifically, and I want to know how much easier they are to bend?

Thats interesting. I have never heard of that problem. Hell, I have those wheels you're looking at in 18", sometimes take a 1/2 mile long shortcut through dirt roads and bumps if I'm running late to work and don't have any issues *knocks on wood*. Where did you hear this?

It's all been hearsay from people I've talked to in car circles around here and various internet forums. Which is why I asked. I wanted to hear from people that actually know. I think I have my answer. Now I just need to find someone to buy my 17s and I'll be in business.

I have bent many 18" cast wheels in the Milwaukee area on 40 series tires. I have not yet purchased a set of forged wheels which should be both more resistant to bending and are possible to repair should they need it. Mil-town crap roads and Enkei NT-03's = bent city.

It's all been hearsay from people I've talked to in car circles around here and various internet forums. Which is why I asked. I wanted to hear from people that actually know. I think I have my answer. Now I just need to find someone to buy my 17s and I'll be in business.

It's not the diameter of the rim/wheel, it's the size of the tire. Running 18s on a car that came with 15s means you're going to run some really thin tires; less impact absorbing means more impact transferred to the rim, which means easier bending. It's a carryover from the honda/acura/stock 15s people who put 18s, 19s, freakin 20s on their cars then drive through potholes.

On a 3S, an 18 is fine. I've got a few thousand miles on a set of 19x8.5s on one of my 3S, and no troubles at all.